Eye in the Sky (2015)

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Movie
German title Eye in the sky
Original title Eye in the sky
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Publishing year 2015
length 102 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Gavin Hood
script Guy Hibbert
production Ged Doherty ,
Colin Firth ,
David Lancaster
music Paul Hepker ,
Mark Kilian
camera Haris Zambarloukos
cut Megan Gill
occupation

Eye in the Sky is a British thriller of the South African director Gavin Hood from the year 2015 . The film is based on a script by Guy Hibbert, starring Aaron Paul , Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman among others. The film is about a military drone mission that starts a conflict when a civilian enters the area of ​​operation. It is one of the last two films by Alan Rickman, who died on January 14, 2016 as a result of a pancreatic tumor .

action

Colonel Katherine Powell heads the UK part of an international mission to capture a group of al-Shabaab terrorists in Nairobi , including a long-sought convert who has a real role model in Samantha Louise Lewthwaite . The aerial reconnaissance for access is carried out by small and large drones: the reapers are controlled remotely from Nevada, the ornithopters and insectothopters by Kenyan agents on site. Biometrics experts from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam are involved in identifying the filmed individuals .

Powell convinces her Kenyan colleague to place one of his employees next to the house in which the alleged targets are located. He succeeds in flying an artificial beetle into the building, whose camera images can be used to verify that it is actually the terrorist he is looking for. As also is seen that are prepared in an adjoining room explosive belt for suspected suicide bombings, and because a use of ground troops is too risky, Powell tried because of imminent danger to obtain approval, instead of the capture of a targeted killing by means of a launched by the Reaper Hellfire -Run missile. Your legal advisor states that the rules of engagement of your original assignment prohibit this and a new permit is required. The British and American Foreign Ministers approve the air strike. At this moment, a young girl sits down in front of the target building, which is why the American drone pilot Steve Watts initially refuses to execute the order to shoot and demands that the collateral damage be recalculated . While Lieutenant General Frank Benson insists that the air strike be carried out immediately, before the suicide bombers leave the house and cause a likely larger number of civilian casualties, the British Attorney General recommends waiting until the girl has left the danger area. The UK Foreign Secretary wants to leave the decision to the Prime Minister. Powell then has a slightly more distant part of the building targeted, which can reduce the risk to below 45%, so that the politicians agree. The house is destroyed by two rockets being fired at and the terrorists are killed. Despite the change in destination, the girl also suffers fatal injuries.

production

Eye in the Sky was originally supposed to be developed by BBC Films and FilmNation Entertainment wanted to hire German director Oliver Hirschbiegel to direct the film. It didn't come to that, however, so director Gavin Hood sent the script to Xavier Marchand , chairman of Entertainment One . Marchand decided to develop the script to produce a film that would be directed by Gavin Hood. Entertainment One partnered with Raindog Films in April 2014 to produce Eye in the Sky, with Colin Firth as one of the producers. Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul were added to the cast a month later. Despite an age difference of 39 years, Fleur van Eeden is Helen Mirren's stunt double.

Hood decided to shoot the film in his home country South Africa , and work began in September 2014. Since the South African Civil Aviation Authority did not give permission for the aerial photography of the drones, they were made with the help of visual effects . Hood found suitable filming locations in various locations in South Africa, including for scenes set in Surrey or Las Vegas , for example . Filming ended on November 4, 2014. The four main actors - Rickman, Mirren, Paul and Abdi - did not meet during filming as their scenes were all filmed in different locations.

publication

Eye in the Sky premiered on September 11, 2015 at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . The US premiere took place on January 7, 2016 at the Palm Springs International Film Festival . In the United States , the film is distributed by Bleecker Street . The film was released in Los Angeles and New York City on March 11, 2016, and was distributed from there over the next two weeks until it finally had a "wide release" on April 1, 2016. that is, it has appeared in at least 600 theaters in the United States and Canada. According to Deadline.com , the release was deliberately postponed after the 2015-2016 awards season.

Entertainment One planned to release Eye in the Sky on April 8, 2016 in the UK . In addition, the distributor showed the film in Canada , Belgium , the Netherlands , Luxembourg , Spain , Australia and New Zealand .

The film was released on September 15, 2016 on DVD and Blu-ray in German by Universum Film .

music

The film music comes from Mark Kilian and Paul Hepker, who were responsible for the background music in Hood's films Tsotsi and Powerless (English original title: Rendition ).

reception

“The film is excellent in terms of performance and deals with the dilemmas of drone war technology through a large number of people who are involved in this decision-making process. It expands from an exciting political thriller to a moral drama. "

- Film service

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Certificate of release for Eye in the Sky . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ a b https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2015/dec/09/eye-in-the-sky-watch-the-uk-trailer-for-the-drone-warfare-drama-starring -helen-mirren-and-alan-rickman-video
  3. ↑ Sheila Roberts: Helen Mirren & Gavin Hood on 'Eye in the Sky' and Working With Alan Rickman Collider, March 10, 2016, accessed October 17, 2019
  4. ↑ Dave McNavy> Movie Nation flies high with 'Sky' Variety, 2011, accessed on 12 October 2019
  5. ↑ a b http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-first-controversial-drone-movie-730225
  6. ↑ Cannes: eOne Partners with Colin Firth, Ged Doherty on 'Eye in the Sky' Variety, April 30, 2014, accessed December 12, 2019
  7. ↑ a b http://www.thewrap.com/aaron-paul-helen-mirren-join-colin-firth-in-thriller-eye-in-the-sky/
  8. ↑ a b http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/mirren-image-helen-mirrens-body-4319644
  9. ↑ Hood tackles Eye in the Sky By ( Memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
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  11. ↑ Gavin Hood ready to go to war The Times, November 5, 2014, accessed October 12, 2019
  12. ↑ a b https://deadline.com/2015/10/eye-in-the-sky-release-date-aaron-paul-helen-mirren-drone-thriller-1201568713/
  13. ↑ https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/toronto-film-festival-to-open-with-jake-gyllenhaals-demolition-lineup-includes-martian-danish-girl-1201549796/
  14. ↑ http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/events/2015/12/18/complete-palm-springs-film-festival-lineup-announced/77493750/
  15. ↑ https://variety.com/2015/film/news/toronto-bleecker-street-acquires-eye-in-the-sky-starring-helen-mirren-exclusive-1201592892/
  16. ↑ https://deadline.com/2015/09/eye-in-the-sky-helen-mirren-gavin-hood-drone-warfare-toronto-film-festival-1201525967/
  17. ↑ Mark Kilian, Paul Hepker to Score Gavin Hoods Eye in the Sky , Film Music Reporter, January 24, 2015, accessed October 17, 2019
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